By: Sally Shin of Harvest Event and Design Coordination

I wanted Kale's Dohl to stay close to his Korean heritage so there was no question that we were going to offer a Korean inspired menu. The challenging part of this was that the venue we chose did not have a Korean menu of any sort. Therefore I improvised and gave the chef family recipes to prepare for this special occasion.

I wanted whimsical, unexpected and handmade touches throughout the event details. I thought making these personalized birthday hats served a dual purpose as place cards for arriving guests and party hats to wear for the party. It ended up being a fun idea for guests of every age!

I couldn't find the perfect blocks to spell out Kale's name on his cake so I made them myself.

An Ann Wood bird adorned the top of the cake. Her birds are SO popular that it was nearly impossible to snag. I managed to find this little birdie on eBay and he had the honor of gracing Kale's first birthday cake : )

Baby bling, enough said.

Tolijabee is a traditional Korean ritual where objects are placed on a table and the child’s future is predicted according to what he grabs. Some objects include:

I knew my little singer was going to grab the mic. He loves music! We're hoping for the next Harry Connick Jr.....no pressure Kale.

His very first birthday wish.

Guests took home boxes of cookies which were the treat of choice because it was Kale's favorite snack at the time. Since then he's moved onto ice cream, lollipops and cupcakes...oh boy!

I wanted Kale's Dohl to stay close to his Korean heritage so there was no question that we were going to offer a Korean inspired menu. The challenging part of this was that the venue we chose did not have a Korean menu of any sort. Therefore I improvised and gave the chef family recipes to prepare for this special occasion.

I wanted whimsical, unexpected and handmade touches throughout the event details. I thought making these personalized birthday hats served a dual purpose as place cards for arriving guests and party hats to wear for the party. It ended up being a fun idea for guests of every age!

I couldn't find the perfect blocks to spell out Kale's name on his cake so I made them myself.

An Ann Wood bird adorned the top of the cake. Her birds are SO popular that it was nearly impossible to snag. I managed to find this little birdie on eBay and he had the honor of gracing Kale's first birthday cake : )

Baby bling, enough said.

Tolijabee is a traditional Korean ritual where objects are placed on a table and the child’s future is predicted according to what he grabs. Some objects include:
- Thread = long life
- Book, Pencil, Notebook = Successful Scholar
- 100 Dollar Bill = Wealth
- Computer Mouse = The next Steve Jobs
- Microphone = Singer
- Golf Ball = The next Tiger Woods

I knew my little singer was going to grab the mic. He loves music! We're hoping for the next Harry Connick Jr.....no pressure Kale.

His very first birthday wish.

Guests took home boxes of cookies which were the treat of choice because it was Kale's favorite snack at the time. Since then he's moved onto ice cream, lollipops and cupcakes...oh boy!
Thanks to Sally Shin of Harvest Event and Design Coordination - Event Planning for sharing her son Kale's First Birthday party with us. Visit Sally's website and blog here.
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Beautiful! Where is a good place in LA to buy gold for babies? I'm new to the area, I'd appreciate any recommendations!
Posted by: vivi | 07/01/2010 at 01:59 PM